PALACE TOURS · PALACE GARDENS AND GROUNDS IN FLORENCE
The best palace gardens and grounds in Florence sell their good hours weeks ahead. Below: the 6 to book early, what each one includes and where they differ.
Meet an Accord Italy Smart Tours host at the Uffizi, collect your combo ticket, and visit Florence’s great art museums and Boboli Gardens over five days. Your Uffizi entry is timed; Pitti Palace and Boboli are flexible. An audio app adds self-guided context, but no live guide is included.
“Easy to book. Lovely staffs at the meeting point. Everything was convenient.”
Spend a full day exploring Medici apartments, Renaissance art, fashion, Russian icons, and the vast Boboli Gardens. Your $45 ticket includes timed Palatine Gallery entry, access to Villa Bardini’s garden, multilingual eBooks, and Tuscan tasting extras. Expect stairs, long walks, and no live guide.
“Brilliant day. Money well spent. The gardens were amazing”
Begin at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, then use five consecutive days to visit Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, and five named collections. You receive digital tickets and audioguides, with no guided group to slow you down. Plan ahead for closures and a crowded Uffizi.
“Audio guide. Office to pick up tickets was a little hard to find. Still, a small inconvenience to avoid otherwise very long lines.”
Explore Florence’s Pitti Palace, Palatina Gallery, and Boboli Gardens in about three hours with a licensed English-speaking guide. Expect Medici art, grand rooms, Renaissance garden views, timed admission, and a group capped at 14 people. Guides such as Camilla, Ida, and Federica have led past tours.
“We really enjoyed this tour on 1st October 2025 . Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and brought the art work and history of Pitti palace to life . We could easily imagine life in the different rooms throughout its history . She clearly explained the techniques used by the great masters to achieve excellence in the frescoes and priceless art work. The tour of the gardens continued this high standard and it was easy to imagine how it was used long ago. It did not seem like 3 hours long at all .”
Enter Pitti Palace with a live guide, see works by Raphael, Titian, and Rubens, then explore 11-acre Boboli Gardens at your own pace. Guides such as Eduardo, Raffaello, Julia, and Giovanni are praised for lively art and Medici history. Shared and private options are available.
“The tour & our guide were good . We did the Uffizi Museum in the morning on the same day ! Do not make this mistake just do the Pitti Palace & Bobli Gardens. Give yourself plenty of extra time to explore on your own as there’s lots to see !”
Enter Florence’s Pitti Palace at a reserved time, explore Medici apartments and four museum collections, then walk through Boboli Gardens, with fountains, grottoes, statues, and city views. A digital audio guide is included, but there is no live guide.
“Skip the line is a scam - no need for it - just get the tickets at the office. Pitti Palace was interesting with great ceiling art. Boboli Gardens had good views of the city but the gardens were a bit boring - just a lot of walking for not much payoff.”
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